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‘Wonderful news. Many congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’
05 May 2020
Tory government has lied over free school meals for poor children
The Troublemaker

Tory government has lied over free school meals for poor children

Many parents across England have been unable to access vouchers or meals to support children while schools are closed due to the crisis.
05 May 2020
Mass protest returns to the streets of Lebanon
International

Mass protest returns to the streets of Lebanon

Protests have exploded back onto the streets of Lebanon, as people battled cops and soldiers and set fire to banks over poverty and hardship.
04 May 2020
‘Why did Scotland follow Johnson?’ asks new report
News

‘Why did Scotland follow Johnson?’ asks new report

Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party Scottish government are coming under increased attention
04 May 2020
Education round-up - teachers vote on pay fight
News

Don’t open schools too early, teachers warn

Tory plans to get parents back to work are unsafe—and totally dishonest
04 May 2020
Day of action called for no return to unsafe workplaces
News

Day of action called for no return to unsafe workplaces

On 7 May the government will have to decide its next phase of lockdown plans
03 May 2020
VE Day—did workers win the peace?
Features

VE Day—did workers win the peace?

As we mark 75 years since Victory in Europe Day, Donny Gluckstein looks at the class forces behind the frontline that helped to shape the post-war world
03 May 2020
Workers thrown on the scrapheap at Taco Bell store
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Workers thrown on the scrapheap at Taco Bell store

A millionaire fast food boss sacked all his workers at a site in Great Yarmouth just as the lockdown began
03 May 2020
Homeless people abandoned in a system ‘designed to fail’
Features

Homeless people abandoned in a system ‘designed to fail’

Despite Tory promises to house homeless people, the most vulnerable are left struggling with a situation that’s only getting worse
02 May 2020
Virus in prison system puts inmates' lives at risk
Background Check

Virus in prison system puts inmates’ lives at risk

Coronavirus is ripping through prisons, as cruel conditions put tens of thousands of people at risk. 
01 May 2020
Letters : We made silence political 
Letters

Letters : We made silence political 

In Oxfordshire we wanted to make sure that last week’s Workers’ Memorial Day action to remember health and care staff was more than a silent protest.
01 May 2020
People forced to food banks as they are ‘swept into destitution’
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People forced to food banks as they are ‘swept into destitution’

Huge numbers of people are being driven to food banks as the coronavirus crisis deepens
01 May 2020